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according to the new york times, president obama will ask congress to approve measures including a new path to citizenship for some of 11 million undocumented people currently in the united states, as well as a guest worker program for low-wage immigrant workers. a bipartisan group of senators is working on a comprehensive bill that could be introduced as early as march. the administration is backing eventual citizenship after deporting more than 400,000 undocumented people in the 2012 fiscal year, the largest number in u.s. history. a number of civilians have been killed in an explosion that followed a u.s.-led nato raid in afghanistan. the victims reportedly died as they tried to collect the bodies of taliban fighters who have been killed in a firefight with u.s. troops around a mosque. it is not clear what caused the explosion as the fighters had already been shot dead when the blast occurred. estimates of the civilian death toll stand between seven and 16. the latest violence comes days after president obama announced plans to speed up the transfer of formal military control to afg
according to the new york times, president obama will ask congress to approve measures including a new path to citizenship for some of 11 million undocumented people currently in the united states, as well as a guest worker program for low-wage immigrant workers. a bipartisan group of senators is working on a comprehensive bill that could be introduced as early as march. the administration is backing eventual citizenship after deporting more than 400,000 undocumented people in the 2012 fiscal...
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. >>> next, former senator jim demint has called obama care specifically the individual mandate, inconsistent with liberty. demint retired from the senate to head up the heritage foundation, a conservative think tank. the group released this year's index of economic prodom. the top teb have government run health care. hong kong at number one has a publicly run system with most hospitals owned by the government. and australia, number three on the list, everyone is eligible for a government-run health care provider. in chile, number seven on the list, everyone has to maintain a health savings account to cover their own costs. and the government helps low income individuals maintain the funds. after all, the heritage foundation promoted the idea of a mandate, an individual mandate, way back in the 1980s. skts, that was before obama chose to support it which meant they couldn't support it anymore. >>> finally, guess who sees a secretive side to jack lew? president obama's pick for secretary of the treasury. his signature to be precise. >> you know, i really actually do analyze handwriting. i thin
. >>> next, former senator jim demint has called obama care specifically the individual mandate, inconsistent with liberty. demint retired from the senate to head up the heritage foundation, a conservative think tank. the group released this year's index of economic prodom. the top teb have government run health care. hong kong at number one has a publicly run system with most hospitals owned by the government. and australia, number three on the list, everyone is eligible for a...
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a little over a year ago, president obama signaled a pivot to asia. >> the united states is a pacific power and we are here to stay. >> a shift in america's attention toward the east. how's it working? brz ski helped to normalize relations with china as jimmy carter's national security adviser. you say the main challenge that the united states faces at a broad level is the shift of power to asia, both a challenge and an opportunity. >> that's correct. i think our policy, historically, has been europe focused. today, the center of political gravity shifted from europe to asia. in the sense that both are now important. we ought to think of our role in asia, not in the fashion because of two world wars, we are compelled to think of it in europe, but more in the fashion that is similar to british role in europe in the 19th century. britain was not protagonist but a balancer in europe and i think that's the model for us in asia. we should avoid getting involved in mainland contests. for example, the vietnamese offering us the force of cam rahn bay were not acting out of charity. they were
a little over a year ago, president obama signaled a pivot to asia. >> the united states is a pacific power and we are here to stay. >> a shift in america's attention toward the east. how's it working? brz ski helped to normalize relations with china as jimmy carter's national security adviser. you say the main challenge that the united states faces at a broad level is the shift of power to asia, both a challenge and an opportunity. >> that's correct. i think our policy,...
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president obama is not going to propose one on time. he will wait until after the state of the union. miss the deadline. first, when harry reid says i am not going to the gyrations of the past, i'm going to, going to pass through the senate what we think we can get through the house. >> bob: if this is a monarchy he can do it by himself. but the point is -- >> not his first two years, though. >> bob: what is interesting he made a comment, exactly right. leaving aside the politic comment in 2007 running for president -- >> eric: whoa, whoa, whoa. he voted against raising debt ceiling. >> bob: did you interrupt me? >> sorry. >> he voted against raising the debt ceiling, you are right. but the point is that this money is money that congress passed and appropriated. the congress has to vote on the money. they vote on it. pay your bill. >> if you can't vote on a budget, how can you do that? >> bob: every dime was passed by the congress. >> andrea: first, democratically controlled. >> bob: for two years. >> andrea: he can't say i have no resp
president obama is not going to propose one on time. he will wait until after the state of the union. miss the deadline. first, when harry reid says i am not going to the gyrations of the past, i'm going to, going to pass through the senate what we think we can get through the house. >> bob: if this is a monarchy he can do it by himself. but the point is -- >> not his first two years, though. >> bob: what is interesting he made a comment, exactly right. leaving aside the...
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. >> reporter: president obama stating very clearly today that he will not negotiate deficit reduction, tax increases and spending cuts attached to the debt ceiling. this of course does follow that bruising battle the year before last, where he did negotiate on the issue, and the u.s. nearly went to the brink of default. he said that congress has to pay the bills that it's already racked up. >> you don't go out to dinner and then, you know, eat all you want and then leave without paying the check. and if you do, you're breaking the law. and congress should think about it the same way that the american people do. you don't -- now, if congress want, to have a debate about maybe we shouldn't go out to dinner next time, maybe we should go to a more modest restaurant, that's fine. that's the debate that we should have. >> reporter: in this press conference that was called last minute in the east room, president obama said he will negotiate a deal on deficit reduction but not, as he put it, quote, with a gun to the head of the american people. as you know, joe, republicans are saying they're
. >> reporter: president obama stating very clearly today that he will not negotiate deficit reduction, tax increases and spending cuts attached to the debt ceiling. this of course does follow that bruising battle the year before last, where he did negotiate on the issue, and the u.s. nearly went to the brink of default. he said that congress has to pay the bills that it's already racked up. >> you don't go out to dinner and then, you know, eat all you want and then leave without...
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do you to think the nra will be able to support the next person obama puts up? guest: probably not. they opposed the bush administration's nominee for the atf, mike sullivan. host: and democrats? guest: yes. so it's not about to is in the white house. the nra has an issue with the leadership of atf. they have a problem with the inspection system and the way in which a investigations are done. in this case, there were focusing on a couple statements he might made in a speech. in their view, crimes of association with groups they don't like. i don't see that changing any time soon. host: thomas is up next on burlington, iowa, on the democratic line. good morning. caller: good morning. i just wanted him to tell the people when fast and furious started, what president started it, and when it started, and what has been going on since then. i was an nra member. i'm almost 60 years old. since all this has been going , i stopped my membership. i'm a hunter. we don't have guns like they've been showing, and all the clips. i'm a hunter. we don't go out and hunt with 50 or 100 clips or 30 clip
do you to think the nra will be able to support the next person obama puts up? guest: probably not. they opposed the bush administration's nominee for the atf, mike sullivan. host: and democrats? guest: yes. so it's not about to is in the white house. the nra has an issue with the leadership of atf. they have a problem with the inspection system and the way in which a investigations are done. in this case, there were focusing on a couple statements he might made in a speech. in their view,...
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and yes we can't barack obama's promise to close the guantanamo bay prison continues to go on with the detention facility having its eleventh anniversary with over one hundred sixty captive still being held without charge. and broadcasting live from our studios in central moscow this is r.t. certainly glad to have you with us now a fierce clashes in belfast between loyalists and nationalist on saturday once again ended in street battles leaving twenty nine policemen injured the outrage was sparked six weeks ago by belfast council's decision to reduce the number of days the union flag flies over the city hall the latest violence broke out after about unionists marching on city hall were attacked by locals in a predominantly catholic area police fired water cannons and plastic bullets to disperse the crowds are. breaking out once again. trying. to crowd. like this becoming all too common other to think going to have been helped by the fact that many feel inflammatory political language has helped to whip up the tension feel the straight. recreational rioting that some people are calling
and yes we can't barack obama's promise to close the guantanamo bay prison continues to go on with the detention facility having its eleventh anniversary with over one hundred sixty captive still being held without charge. and broadcasting live from our studios in central moscow this is r.t. certainly glad to have you with us now a fierce clashes in belfast between loyalists and nationalist on saturday once again ended in street battles leaving twenty nine policemen injured the outrage was...
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that may not be the obama administration's fault. it may be a fault of why aren't these women being promoted more to begin with why is sus afternoon rice pretty much the only person being mentioned for secretary of state? there should be more women since women make up more than half the population. it's getting better that they are at least mentioned for many. for many years obviously there were no women in the cabinet. but it's not good enough. i think the obama administration is saying we are noticing you are not putting women in, i think is important. >> amanda, why didn't we see the same kind of reaction particularly from the right, you know, when bush was approximatelypresident? i found it kind of striking yesterday on "meet the press"that, you know, mike murphy and hailee barber were making shots. >> on diversity. >> exactly. it's just -- it kind of begs the question of credibility from the attackers. >> uh-huh. >> do you think it's a fair point? >> well, i think that -- i mean this may say a lot about the republican party but
that may not be the obama administration's fault. it may be a fault of why aren't these women being promoted more to begin with why is sus afternoon rice pretty much the only person being mentioned for secretary of state? there should be more women since women make up more than half the population. it's getting better that they are at least mentioned for many. for many years obviously there were no women in the cabinet. but it's not good enough. i think the obama administration is saying we are...
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because john boehner didn't have a relationship with barack obama. when barack obama got on "meet the press" sunday morning and said yeah, we'll make adjustments to how we pay out social security. and then harry reid in the afternoon said no, we're not going to, if john boehner had a relationship like tip o'neill had a relationship with ronald reagan, they'd pick up the phone and say listen, here's the deal. i'll bring you the votes you need, but listen, you're going to have to tell harry reid to back off. okay, mr. president? we're not going to show you up. you said it this morning on "meet the press." we need that. give me that, and we'll get a vote on the floor and we'll pass this thing. but instead, there was no relationship. so they talked past each other. it was shortsighted and ended up costing taxpayers a lot of money over the next 10, 20 years. >> mika, those were forced meetings just behind the very top of the leadership ladder. what we're talking about is bringing together the constituent members on a monthly basis so they can have dialogu
because john boehner didn't have a relationship with barack obama. when barack obama got on "meet the press" sunday morning and said yeah, we'll make adjustments to how we pay out social security. and then harry reid in the afternoon said no, we're not going to, if john boehner had a relationship like tip o'neill had a relationship with ronald reagan, they'd pick up the phone and say listen, here's the deal. i'll bring you the votes you need, but listen, you're going to have to tell...
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president obama said u.s. forces provided, quote, limited tech nknick al support to french troops in their bid to rescue an intelligence agent being held ho hostage there. french intelligence says they believe the officer is dead. >>> have you felt a little empty inside since, say, 2006? be prepared to be whole again because sexy is back. justin timberlake releasing his first song in six years with a little help from jay-z. ♪ >> the track is called "suit & tie." jay-z and timberlake together t hit itunes overnight. it is now 7:13. we send it back to matt, savannah and al in beverly hills. it's cold out there. a lot of us around here will hit the beach after the show. about 6 0 degrees, sunny in new york. >> thank you for rubbing it in. >> you enjoy that. >> we're going to release a new song called suit and tie and sweater and blankets when you can't see us and everything else. will thank you very much. and how about a little bit of weather? >> nothing like a fine wine. anyway, let's show you what we've got -
president obama said u.s. forces provided, quote, limited tech nknick al support to french troops in their bid to rescue an intelligence agent being held ho hostage there. french intelligence says they believe the officer is dead. >>> have you felt a little empty inside since, say, 2006? be prepared to be whole again because sexy is back. justin timberlake releasing his first song in six years with a little help from jay-z. ♪ >> the track is called "suit & tie."...
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. >> we wrote a letter to president obama and one to joe biden because we want them to come to chicago with the commission. >> reporter: as you point out, bill, this state does have some of the most restrictive gun laws in the land, including a rosely federal appeals court knocked down a law against concealed carry, the only state in the nation that has that, bill. bill: mayor emmanuel is taking his case to washington. what can you tell us about that, steve? >> reporter: he will be looking for more gun restrictions. keep in mind he was a senior advisor to president clinton in 1994 when gun restrictions were passed by that congress at that particular time. the reason why he is doing so on the federal level because on the state level, his own state legislature dom it. >>ed by fellow democrats took a pass on a potential piece of legislation we have mate i had more difficult to get ahold of military-style assault weapons. what is interesting that is former state legislator, a current sheriff of cook county said those do not work quite as well as stiffening penalties of use of guns in viole
. >> we wrote a letter to president obama and one to joe biden because we want them to come to chicago with the commission. >> reporter: as you point out, bill, this state does have some of the most restrictive gun laws in the land, including a rosely federal appeals court knocked down a law against concealed carry, the only state in the nation that has that, bill. bill: mayor emmanuel is taking his case to washington. what can you tell us about that, steve? >> reporter: he...
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state department says it is preparing for possible increase in cuban visa requests. >>> a dress rehearsal in d.c. as preparations for next week's presidential inauguration kick into high gear now. stand ins for president obama and vice president joe biden as well as their wives took part in an elaborate preview. they watched the presidential escort from the capitol's east steps including the u.s. army band, old guard, fire and drum corps and honor guard members from each branch of the military. >> it is an unprecedented hunt for a potential man heater. hundreds of big snake wranglers are taking part in a florida competition meant to thin out that state's python population in the everglades. it kicked off over the weekend. so, john, how is the python hunt going so far? >> reporter: john, you may be able to tell i'm on the payment out here and, you know, you just never can tell where the pythons are going to show up. but it did go pretty well. for florida wildlife officials told me yesterday that they did have reports of hunters getting some kills. exactly how many they don't know at this p
state department says it is preparing for possible increase in cuban visa requests. >>> a dress rehearsal in d.c. as preparations for next week's presidential inauguration kick into high gear now. stand ins for president obama and vice president joe biden as well as their wives took part in an elaborate preview. they watched the presidential escort from the capitol's east steps including the u.s. army band, old guard, fire and drum corps and honor guard members from each branch of the...